About Us
Made to feel like home.
At Rustic Pine Candle Company, we believe scent has a way of taking you somewhere—a cool morning with the windows open, something warm baking in the kitchen, a familiar road lined with Carolina pines, or a memory you didn’t realize you had.
Rooted in North Carolina, we create small-batch candles and home fragrance inspired by home, nostalgia, changing seasons, and the beauty of everyday life.
Each collection begins with a story. Some are inspired by our Old North State, from the coast to the mountains and the pines in between. Others come from childhood memories, family traditions, and those simple moments at home we wish we could hold onto a little longer.
Our products are thoughtfully made in small batches with carefully selected ingredients and an attention to quality that carries through everything we create.
Because sometimes fragrance is more than something that smells good.
Sometimes, it feels like coming home.
Giving Back
As a veteran- and military family-owned business, supporting the military community is especially close to our hearts. Rather than offering a traditional military discount, we choose to give back throughout the year by supporting organizations, families, and initiatives that directly serve veterans, active-duty service members, and military families.
For us, it’s a way to give back to a community that has been such an important part of our own story.
Meet the Maker
Hi, I’m Melody—the founder and candle maker behind Rustic Pine Candle Company.
I’m an armed forces veteran, military wife, and mom who turned a simple creative outlet into a candle company I never could have imagined when I poured my first candle.
Candle making started as something I did just for fun, usually gifting what I made to family and friends. My very first candle came from a little store-bought DIY kit, and somewhere along the way, curiosity turned into a craft, that craft became a passion, and Rustic Pine began to grow.
The inspiration behind Rustic Pine has always been rooted in home, family, nostalgia, and our beautiful Old North State. We’re surrounded by the longleaf pines that inspired our name, and many of our collections are influenced by the places, seasons, and familiar moments that make North Carolina feel like home.
Today, our candles are hand-poured in Southern Pines, North Carolina, where our small team creates each collection from our production space in the heart of downtown. From preparing vessels and pouring wax to labeling and finishing each candle, our products are made with care right here in the community we call home.
Rustic Pine has also found a permanent home inside Old North State & Co., our storefront in downtown Southern Pines. What began as a small candle company now has a place where you can walk through the doors, smell the collections in person, shop Rustic Pine, and even create a candle of your own at our Candle Bar. Having a space where our products are both made and enjoyed has become such a special part of the Rustic Pine story.
We has grown into something much bigger than I ever expected, but the heart behind it has stayed the same: creating thoughtfully made fragrance that feels warm, familiar, and a little nostalgic.
Thank you for being here and for supporting something I’ve poured so much heart into.